Castle in Chotěbuz, Ruined baroque château in Chotěbuz, Karviná District, Czech Republic

The Castle in Chotěbuz stands on a flat hill at 353.1 m above sea level, the highest point in the village's cadastral area. It is a ruin since a 1970 fire destroyed the roof and parts of the ceilings; birches now grow in places. The entrance gate and the watchtower were repaired in 2004, and the gate bears the coat of arms of the Trach family of Březí.

The site began as a fortified farmyard built by the Benedictines between 1229 and 1268 to supply the monastery in Orlová. In 1552 chancellor Wenceslaus Rudzki of Rudz had a single-storey stone fortress erected, whose vaults survive. Baron Franz Trach and his wife Caroline had it rebuilt as a Baroque château in 1780–1782, and in 1840 the Těšín Chamber converted it into a hunting lodge.

The name Chotěbuz comes from the village, first recorded in 1229 under the Tyniec Benedictines. The gate still bears the coat of arms of the Trach family of Březí, who rebuilt the fortress into a Baroque château in 1780–1782. A local legend claims a tunnel links the castle to Těšín, though no such passage has been found.

The castle stands on a flat hill at 353.1 m above sea level, one of the highest points in the Chotěbuz cadastral area on the left bank of the Olše. The building is a ruin after the 1970 fire, with collapsed roof and ceilings and birches growing inside; the tower and gate were repaired in 2004. Several reconstruction plans exist but none has been carried out, and the building was offered for sale in 2013.

The gate and watchtower were repaired in 2004, and the gate still bears the coats of arms of the castle's former owners, including the Trach family of Březí. Local legend claims a tunnel links the castle with the one in Cieszyn, but no such passage has ever been found.